diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/list/ContactTileAdapter.java b/src/com/android/contacts/list/ContactTileAdapter.java
index 75e3149..0a13e0b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/list/ContactTileAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/list/ContactTileAdapter.java
@@ -515,6 +515,9 @@
             super(context);
             mItemViewType = itemViewType;
             mLayoutResId = getLayoutResourceId(mItemViewType);
+
+            // Remove row (but not children) from accessibility node tree.
+            setImportantForAccessibility(View.IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY_NO);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -654,14 +657,6 @@
             }
             setMeasuredDimension(width, imageSize + getChildAt(0).getPaddingBottom());
         }
-
-        @Override
-        public void sendAccessibilityEvent(int eventType) {
-            // This method is called when the child tile is INVISIBLE (meaning "empty"), and the
-            // Accessibility Manager needs to find alternative content description to speak.
-            // Here, we ignore the default behavior, since we don't want to let the manager speak
-            // a contact name for the tile next to the INVISIBLE tile.
-        }
     }
 
     /**